Approximately 9.3% of graduates in of Utah receive healthcare degrees every year.
In other words, every year an estimated 8,345 healthcare professionals graduate from Utah's 48 healthcare schools.

Top Schools

University of Utah, which was ranked 27th nationwide in 2010, is the top-ranked school in Utah that has a healthcare program. It is located in Salt Lake City.
813 students graduated with a degree in healthcare from University of Utah in 2010.
University of Utah charged in-state students $6,272 in tuition fees per year.

The second-ranked school in Utah with a healthcare program is Brigham Young University, which is located in Provo. In 2010, it was ranked 56th nationwide.
374 students graduated with degree in healthcare from Brigham Young University in 2010.
The tuition rate at Brigham Young University was $4,420 per year.

The third-ranked school in Utah that has a healthcare program is Stevens-Henager College of Business-Provo. Stevens-Henager College of Business-Provo, which was ranked 57th in the country in 2010, is located in Orem.
In 2010, 54 students graduated from Stevens-Henager College of Business-Provo healthcare program.
Tuition at Stevens-Henager College of Business-Provo was $14,867 per year.

Cost

Healthcare schools in Utah, charge students an average tuition of $7,315 per year. But, tuition can be as much as $27,350 per year, or as little as $2,542 per year.
The Utah healthcare schools with the highest tuition rates in 2010 were:

Stevens-Henager College-Ogden - located in Ogden, students are charged $27,350 per year

Westminster College - located in Salt Lake City, students are charged $25,980 per year

AmeriTech College - located in Draper, students are charged $22,715 per year

The lowest tuition rates at Utah healthcare schools were charged at the following schools:

Snow College - located in Ephraim, students are charged $2,542 per year

Utah State University-College of Eastern Utah - located in Price, students are charged $2,670 per year

Latter-day Saints Business College - located in Salt Lake City, students are charged $2,900 per year

A healthcare degree from an Utah school... what next?

healthcare graduates in Utah can go into a variety of professions such as office manager, clinical social worker, teacher of the speech and hearing handicapped, fitness and wellness coordinator, and nurse epidemiologist.
In 2010, there were 45,180 healthcare professional working in Utah, including 320 clinical instructors, 2,100 office managers, and 980 clinical social workers.
The following counties have the largest number of Utah healthcare professionals:

Salt Lake County - 23,190 healthcare professionals

Davis County - 7,140 healthcare professionals

Juab County - 7,090 healthcare professionals

Projected Growth

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts by 2018, an estimated 67,540 healthcare professionals will be working in Utah. This would require the number of healthcare professional to grow by 38%.

Salary

healthcare professionals in Utah earn $64,192 per year on average.
However, this number is only an average. Healthcare professional in Utah had varying salaries from $16,070 to $162,350 per year in 2010.
On average healthcare professional earn the most in the following Utah counties:

Davis County - $69,070 per year

Franklin County - $68,672 per year

Millard County - $65,065 per year

The Utah counties with the lowest average salary for healthcare professionals are:

Box Elder County - $55,593 per year

Zapata County - $57,228 per year

Carbon County - $60,003 per year

On average, the highest paid healthcare professionals in Utah were:

Pediatrician - $199,920 per year

Allergists And Immunologist - $184,280 per year

Biophysics Scientist - $93,090 per year

The healthcare professionals with lowest average salaries in Utah were:

Physical Therapy Aide - $21,430 per year

Plastic Surgeon - per year

More Information

For more data regarding a career in healthcare in Utah and to compare salaries with various related fields such as x ray technology or ultrasound technology, take a look at the graphs and charts below.

Here are the different levels of study available for you to explore.

Associate's Degree in Healthcare in Utah

Bachelor's Degree in Healthcare in Utah

Master's Degree in Healthcare in Utah

Doctoral Degree in Healthcare in Utah

Certificate in Healthcare in Utah

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